Golf Apr 25, 2022
Nasa Hataoka earns five-stroke win at LA Open to claim sixth LPGA title
The 23-year-old Ibaraki native fired an eagle and four birdies in a 4-under par 67 on Sunday, finishing with a 15-under total of 269.
More Sports / Golf Apr 24, 2022
Pulling ahead at Wilshire Country Club brings her a step closer to her sixth LPGA Tour win.
More Sports / Golf Sep 27, 2021
Nasa Hataoka wins NW Arkansas Championship to claim fifth LPGA title
Nasa Hataoka won the NW Arkansas Championship for the second time on Sunday, this time with a score of 16-under, and moved into third on Japan's all-time U.S. LPGA Tour wins list with five. The 22-year-old, who won her first career title on the U.S. ...
Summer Olympics / Golf Aug 4, 2021
Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom takes one-shot lead as women's golf tees off
Japanese golfers Nasa Hataoka and Mone Inami both shot opening-round 70s to sit four shots off the pace.
More Sports / Golf | Golf Jul 12, 2021
Nasa Hataoka wins Marathon Classic after rain washes out final round
It would have taken Hataoka's rivals some doing to catch the 22-year-old, who took a commanding six-shot lead into the scheduled final round with a 54-hole total of 19-under 194.
Golf Jul 11, 2021
Hataoka carded eight birdies and one bogey during the solid round that gave her a 54-hole course record at 19-under 194 at Highland Meadows Golf Club.
More Sports / Golf Jul 9, 2021
Nasa Hataoka fires 10-under 61 to take commanding lead at Marathon Classic
Nasa Hataoka shot the lowest opening round score in an LPGA Tour event in almost seven years.
More Sports / Golf Jun 18, 2021
Hataoka, 22, is a three-time winner on the LPGA Tour but hasn't won since the Kia Classic in March 2019.
More Sports / Golf Jun 7, 2021
Saso topped Japan's Nasa Hataoka in a playoff after the pair finished the final round tied for the lead at 4-under.
More Sports / Golf Oct 8, 2020
Nasa Hataoka aims to keep nerves in check for Women's PGA Championship
World No. 5 Nasa Hataoka said Wednesday she is trying to rid her mind of pressure as she prepares to chase her first major title at this week's Women's PGA Championship. The 21-year-old will make her fourth straight appearance at the event, which takes place ...
More Sports / Golf Jul 2, 2020
Hinako Shibuno among eight Japanese players given spots in 2020 U.S. Women's Open
Eight Japanese players, including 2019 Women's British Open winner Hinako Shibuno, were given exemptions for the postponed U.S. Women's Open, which will be played in December. On Wednesday, the United States Golf Association finalized its exemption categories for the event, which will take place Dec. ...
More Sports / Golf Nov 10, 2019
Ai Suzuki captures Toto Japan Classic to claim second straight victory
Ai Suzuki claimed her second straight championship on Sunday after shooting a final-round 67 for a 17-under 199 total to win the Toto Japan Classic by three strokes. The 25-year-old Suzuki, who led wire-to-wire at Seta Golf Club, closed out the jointly-sanctioned event with five ...